hold on, let me find my post from last year.
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I think Jon Ralph needs to check his GPS.
Since when is Essendon near the Parkville? Tullamarine sure as he'll isn't either.
hold on, let me find my post from last year.
Are you implying that we talk about the same thing over and over and over and over and over again?
Bollocks.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to the 'Share ANZAC Day', 'This is Richmond's year', 'Hird/Voss/Buckley - who was better?', 'Jack Watts', 'Culture', 'Who will have the best midfield in three years' and 'My unproven youngster is better than your unproven youngster' threads to offer my valuable, insightful and completely original input.
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I agree mate.I think it's a bit selfish for smaller clubs expecting the slot when the main purpose of the day should be to raise money for charity.
The main purpose doesn't have to be to raise money for charity. If Collingwood or any other big clubs want to donate money to charity then they don't need a game as an excuse to do it. That logic is in line with Collingwood's charity as punishment philosophy.The game has to be a blockbuster, north and the dogs don't fit the criteria IMO, if the main purpose of the game is to raise money for the kids then Collingwood simply has to be involved.
Collingwood-Carlton-Essendon-Richmond didn't become popular because of Friday night prime time slots, those clubs were popular way before Friday night football-Anzac day-Dreamtime, I get the feeling North and dogs fans think those big 4 clubs get a leg up through blockbusters etc etc but they were already much more popular prior to Television blockbusters.
I think it's a bit selfish for smaller clubs expecting the slot when the main purpose of the day should be to raise money for charity.
It does if you don't give it to one of the broke clubs.The main purpose doesn't have to be to raise money for charity.
The main purpose doesn't have to be to raise money for charity. If Collingwood or any other big clubs want to donate money to charity then they don't need a game as an excuse to do it. That logic is in line with Collingwood's charity as punishment philosophy.
The so called big 4 of course had bigger fan bases before prime time TV games. But how has 20+ years of repeated exposure grown those clubs exponentially compared to the small clubs. And my favourite block buster game of the year is Easter Monday and there's no big 4 involved in that game.
The small clubs deserve their shot at a marquee game that can then grow along with them. That's what's best for the game. It will also help all charities to have stronger smaller clubs in Melbourne so players can donate their time to hospitals and everything else. No amount of money can replace the value of a sick kid getting a visit from his favourite bulldogs or kangaroo player.
By the way the AFL should use this game as an opportunity to not donate to the Royal Childrens hospital and should donate the money to the Monash Childrens hospital. Or Childrens wards/ED at the Austin, Box Hill or several country hospitals. Every day RCH's emergency department is overcrowded due to parents driving straight passed perfectly good hospitals and doctors who could care for their kids.
It should be.Anyone who thinks the purpose of a GF game is to raise money for charity.
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It's early in the season on a public holiday as a standalone Friday night game.It should be.
It wont be if we get 23K at Etihad watching two teams nobody gives a damn about.
It should be.
It wont be if we get 23K at Etihad watching two teams nobody gives a damn about.
Perhaps but the fixture was scheduled in round 1 in 2007 (albeit in a twilight slot) and 2011
2007: 59847
2011: 60654
The point is, no fixture is immune to lower attendances (with the probable exception of Dreamtime at the G and ANZAC Day)
You've got a pretty ignorant grasp of football history if you're comparing Hawks and Cats to Sydney and West Coast. The Hawks v Cats rivalry goes back to the 1960s and the Kennedy and Davis feud (that resulted in one suing the other in 1963). Geelong buried a Hawk under Kardina Park and embarked on a 44 year hiatus (and in the meantime Hawthorn won 8 flags). Fast forward to the mid 1980s and you've got the Neville Bruns incident, Gary Ablett's decision to leave Hawthorn, the 87 final round game, 89, 91 and countless close ties during the 1990s. In fact Geelong and Hawthorn were the first clubs to play in a final at Docklands, under the current finals system (which the Hawks won by less than 2 kicks). Fast forward to 2002 and the Hawks knocked Geelong out of the finals race with a last round upset win.
To compare it to West Coast and Sydney which aside from a magical stretch between 2004-2006 has little rivalry to its name is pretty insulting
Can you imagine the shit storm on bigfooty if North dont get the game! lolFunny how North want to play Carlton and the Dogs want to play Essendon, I wonder why they don't want to play each other. mmmm